Davison’s Mastiff Bat vs limestone fern

Promops davisoni compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Molossidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Promops	Gymnocarpium
Species	Promops davisoni	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Davison’s Mastiff Bat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.